“ So you are
John uncle of BOOT POLISH movie. O You are a fantastic compere . Henceforth , you
should only compere all such functions “

That is what
Nehru told film Actor David when he heard his Voice while he was managing the
dais at a function.

In An Interview
David has Said :

" I have
rubbed shoulders with a galaxy of talent, both men and women. As colleagues and
co-artists they have been wonderful. God bless them and may they thrive and
strive to put India on the map of the film world.When I think back upon my own
career, I remember Cardinal Wolsey’s cry of anguish and could find occasion to echo
it in my own words:

“Had I served
myself as diligently as I have served the Indian film producers I wouldn’t have
found myself broke in this my old age.”

Let me assure
you, however, that despite the disillusionment and the disappointments, I still
love my profession and believe with every actor, stage and screen, that “There
is no business like show business.”

David Abraham
Cheulkar was born in 1909 in Thane, a city in Maharashtra. He was the youngest
child of Abraham and Dinah Chewoolkar, members of India’s Marathi speaking Jewish( Bene Israel)
community .He was a qualified Lawyer .

His involvement
with sport led him to be an active member in leading clubs in Bombay such as
Cricket Club of India (CCI) and the Bombay Gym-khana and The National Sports
Club with facilities in Bombay and New Delhi.

In every
Meeting relating to sports he would say;

“Please take
away politics from sport, and introduce sporting values in politics”

He migrated to
Canada in 1979 to live with his Nephew and niece . He made a movie in Canada
called “Love in Canada”. He also acted in a play in Hamilton about the
Holocaust. He also made a documentary called “Bridges” for the Film Board of
Canada.

David suffered
a massive stroke and died in Toronto (
Canada ) on Saturday, January 2, 1982. He is buried in Hamilton in the Beth
Jacob Synagogue Cemetery.